Let's Do Media Education

CONTENTS-Let's Do Media Education Introductory Notes About This Book Defining the Issues Goals of Media Education The Process of Media Education Images that Speak The Power of Media Media Audiences Today Chapters 1. Becoming Aware of the Media Sphere around Us 2. Media Leads to Information Overload 3. Media Language: Its Sensorial Appeal 4. Media and Our Culture 5. Media Entertainment 6. De-mystifying the Media 7. Media Support Each Other 8. Media and Reality All media are constructions Media Construct Our Reality Media create stereotypes 9. Media and Consumerism 10. The Philosophy of Commercialism 11. Media and Dehumanization 12. Media and Violence 13. Media and Moral Permissiveness 14.Media Imperialism 15.Cultural Erosion and Mental Colonization 16. Media Control 17. Advertisements 18.Cinema Studies 19.Cinema Analysis 20.Cinema: Various Angles 21. Cinema: A Sociological Study 22. Alternative Media 23.Our Response to Media Appendix One A. Daily Media Education B. Youth and Cyber Trouble C. The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics D. Zippy Scenarios for Teaching Internet Ethics Appendix Two A. History of the development of the various media B. Traditional Media C. Group Media methodology \ process D. New Media internet, video games, cell- phones E. Other Books Published in India on Media Education ABOUT THE BOOK This is a text book for Media Education targeted at teachers and to all those who are interested in conducting Media Education classes to different groups. It is designed in a systematic way, following the most popular method of education - see, judge, act -synonymous to awareness, analysis and action. The effective use of this book necessitates a basic knowledge in communication and in the ways of media. The examples provided are only samples and more of them are to be found in the local/current circuit. ABOUT THE  AUTHORS Jacob Srampickal is the Director of Communication Studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. He co-founded the National Institute of Social Communications, Research and Training (NISCORT), of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, was President of the Indian Association for Catholic Communicators, President of the Catholic Association for Cinema in Asia. He has authored some very useful books on communications. Leela Perumpally is a media educator, and was earlier registrar and teacher at NISCORT, Delhi, with specialization in Media Education and ethics of the new media. Sebaan, is a cartoonist, also trained in Media Education.